Tough Times for Teachers
Metz, Steve. "Tough Times for Teachers." The Science Teacher 78.5 (2011): 6. Print.
Review:
This article is all about how money is short and teachers are forced to spend their own money on teaching supplies for their students. It discusses the economic recession and how teacher are faced with budget cuts, state financial crises jeopardizing educational programs and lack of funding for materials, and yet are almost expected to use their own money for educational materials. According to the article, teachers spend hundreds of dollars each year despite their own financial struggles to buy supplies for their students. They do this because they would rather see their students succeed with meaningful activities and hands-on experiences, than fail without them. This article addresses this problem by sharing inexpensive activities and methods for teachers to use rather than spend more money on. This article provides ideas for meaningful connections using inexpensive things such as noodles, sand, slime, and online activities that students will get a lot out of without the big cost along with it.
Reaction:
I think that as a teacher, especially just starting out during the recession, this would be very useful for lesson ideas. In this class we are either young students just about to face the real world for the very first time, or young men and women just beginning their careers as a teacher while starting families. For our lives, this would be so very useful because everyone is hurting in the recession and its unlikely we will be able to afford the high cost materials that sometimes teachers are responsible for buying if they want to utilize them and the district cannot afford it. By referencing this article and the ones it suggest we will be able to use low cost creative ideas to shape our lessons around and that provide meaningful learning for our students.
Tough Times for Teachers
Metz, Steve. "Tough Times for Teachers." The Science Teacher 78.5 (2011): 6. Print.
Review:
This article is all about how money is short and teachers are forced to spend their own money on teaching supplies for their students. It discusses the economic recession and how teacher are faced with budget cuts, state financial crises jeopardizing educational programs and lack of funding for materials, and yet are almost expected to use their own money for educational materials. According to the article, teachers spend hundreds of dollars each year despite their own financial struggles to buy supplies for their students. They do this because they would rather see their students succeed with meaningful activities and hands-on experiences, than fail without them. This article addresses this problem by sharing inexpensive activities and methods for teachers to use rather than spend more money on. This article provides ideas for meaningful connections using inexpensive things such as noodles, sand, slime, and online activities that students will get a lot out of without the big cost along with it.
Reaction:
I think that as a teacher, especially just starting out during the recession, this would be very useful for lesson ideas. In this class we are either young students just about to face the real world for the very first time, or young men and women just beginning their careers as a teacher while starting families. For our lives, this would be so very useful because everyone is hurting in the recession and its unlikely we will be able to afford the high cost materials that sometimes teachers are responsible for buying if they want to utilize them and the district cannot afford it. By referencing this article and the ones it suggest we will be able to use low cost creative ideas to shape our lessons around and that provide meaningful learning for our students.